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Following the recommendation of the Secretary-General, after consultation with Member States, the General Assembly confirmed Mukhisa Kituyi of Kenya as Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) for a further four years, beginning on 1 September 2017 and ending on 31 August 2021. Mr. Kituyi served for an initial four year term as UNCTAD’s seventh Secretary-General.

Isabelle Durant of Belgium takes up her duties on 3 July 2017 as Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD upon appointment by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, in consultation with the Secretary-General of UNCTAD, Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi. At the Assistant Secretary-General level, Mrs Durant is replacing Joakim Reiter, from Sweden.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, in consultation with the Secretary-General of UNCTAD, Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, has decided to appoint Ms. Isabelle Durant of Belgium as Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD at the Assistant Secretary-General level. Ms. Durant will succeed Joakim Reiter of Sweden to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his dedicated service and commitment to UNCTAD.